Copy file from external hard drive on mac error “The operation can’t be completed because the item is in use.”

I’ve been getting an error when trying to copy files from an external hard drive connected to my mac. The operation can’t be completed because the item is in use. From reading this post I found the problem may be coming from a list operation that is using the file and not closing out properly. To […]

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Startup Resources, Savings and Deals

Resources Guides Techstars Startup Weekend offers some great resources which can be found in the “Tools for Participants” section of the Organize a Weekend Guidehttps://www.techstars.com/communities/startup-weekend/organize-a-startup-weekend/plan-your-event/tools-for-participants Outsourcing https://www.freelancer.com – I’ve used this to find great programmers. They bought my past favorite rentacoder.com https://www.upwork.com – Good to find people for research and general miscellaneous help. https://www.fiverr.com/ – Good […]

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Boom 2 Equalizer for Mac

How to add Equalizer on Mac OS to iTunes, Spotify for Free! I found Boom 2. It is a completely delightful experience from install to use. http://www.globaldelight.com/boom/index.php Use Coupon Code EVERGREEN to save 10%

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Partner Discounts

Aweber Partner Deals as of as of March 21, 2016 https://www.aweber.com/users/partner_offers   SEO Moz Partner Deals as of March 21, 2016 GO.co perks (as of March 21, 2016) http://www.go.co/members/  

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Fix an iPhone 5 Submerged in Salt Water

Take it apart Submerge it in distilled water http://www.instructables.com/answers/HOW-CAN-I-FIX-A-CELL-PHONE-THAT-WENT-SWIMING-IN-SA/ Soak it in Isopropyl Alcohol (90% or higher I used 70%) https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing+iPhone+Liquid+Damage/5825 Drain and shake out phone (don’t use a blow drier) Seal it in a container with Silica Gel packets http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iphone/how-fix-rescue-water-damaged-apple-iphone-3448140/ Making silica gel packs (use silica crystals cat litter Walmart Brand is Mimi for […]

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Folder Amazon Kindle stores / saves ebooks on a Mac

If you use the Mac App Store version, the location is ~/Library/Containers/com.amazon.Kindle/Data/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content. In Mac OS Lion (or likely in later OS X versions like Mavericks and Yosemite), the user library is probably hidden. To access this library and consequently Kindle library itself. Right click finder icon in dock | go to folder […]

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